US1611179A - Display tray - Google Patents

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C. F. FISHER DISPLAY TRAY Filed Feb. 5. I 1926 629m: sir/er flttmwuy Patented Dee 21, 1 926.

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This invention 1 relates to 1-store'-furniture and more particularly toia dispensing tray. adapted to receive fish hooks'or' other small articles which it is desired to display withbeing inspected.

Another object ofthex-invention is to so,

mount the receptacles. that, when one is I vide a tray carrying anumber of receptacles tal section, and 5.

' on the line 2 2'of Fig. 1.

moved outwardly, the others will be held stationary. until the receptacle in use has been returned to its normal position 1n thecaslng. This WlllPI'EVQHtal'tlClQS removedfrom a receptacle from being replaced in the wrong receptacle. 1 v

' Another ob ect of the invention, is to prowhich are arrangedin'a compact mass upon a turntable and, therefore, will occupy a minimum amount of spacep @T lus invention s illustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein f I Figure 1- s a view showlngthe trayprinf cipally in top plan and partially in horizon Fig. 2 is a transverse"sectional The displayltrayforming the subject-mathas been seated, a ring owhich is preferably resilient-is inserted and will serve to very V firmly holdtheatop in place. Itwill,.there'- fore; beseen that Whenthe top. is secured the casing will be entirely enclosed except for the" opening 3. f A suitable number of feet or pads '7 are secured to the bottom 1 so "that the tray may rest upon "acounter or glass showcase without danger of slipping or marring the show caseor counter.

The receptacles or trays 8 which are to receive the fish hooks are carriedby a turntable 9 formed of stiff metal and of a circu lar shape sothat it may be rotatably received in the housing. The central portionof the I turntable is formed with an opening to re}: jceiv'e the pivot bolt lO'and .a'thick washer 11' f is placed about the bolt 10' inorder' to sup port the turntable in spaced relation to the bottom of the housing; 'Theturntable will,"

' therefore, only have contact with the 'upper view taken na] portion of' the turntable and knobs "17 .ofthe receptacles will, be concealed When 7 viewing the articles through the glass top.

face-of the washer Ila-nilmay befreadily :turned in the housing." The trays orlr'ecep-fl.

'rtaclels 8 extend radially ofi'the turntable'and each tapers inwardly and at its inner end has its bottom extendedto providea tongue extension 12. v Rivets 13 are carried by .the a tongue extensions 12'v and project downwardly through slots lt formed radially of the turntable and so spaced from each other that they extend intermediate; the sides -of the receptacles. "The'receptacles may, there- 'fore,.beslidradially of the turntable whendisposed in operative relationto the opening 3but cannot be entirely withdrawn. from "the houslng. Swinging of the i receptacles circumferentially of the turntable when're- .ftracted isprevented by ribs or fins l5 which are secureol'tothe upper face of the turntable and project upwardly between the outer end portions of the receptacles. The a peripheral wall-8 .of the housing andthe outerwalls of the receptacles are preferably coated with paint of any desired color and Y A a band 16 is painted upon the peripheral portion of the glass top 5so'that the margi- The central ;portion ofthe top is also preferably coated,: as shown at 18, so that the central portion. of the turntable and inner ends'ofthe trays will-be concealed. Therefore, the device will be neatin appearance and will not be unsightly when placed upon a counter; p r l p I l/Vhen the display tray is in use, fish hooks of varying'sizes are placed in separate recep V t'acles and .a} customer can view the hooks through the glass top and readily determine the ones desired." Afterthe hooks to be purchased'h'ave been selected, the turntable is "rotatedby engaging one of the ears 19 extending fromthe wall 2' with one finger and I engaging the knob 17 of areoeptacle-with the thumb. As soon as the receptaclecontaiiiingthe desired hooks has been moved into alinement with the opening 3, its knob 17fis grasped and the receptacle drawn oute wardlyi The desirednumber of hooks are removed" and the receptacle jpthen returned to-the retracted position. As long as the tray is extended through the opening, the turntable cannot be rotated and, therefore; surplus hooks removed from the tray-can: notbe returned to the Wrong receptacle. ,It V "will, therefore, be seen that with this trayfish hoeks can beproniinently displayed and readily dispensed and there Will be no danger'of hooks becoming'mixed by being returned to the Wrong receptacle. Having thus described the iriventionQI claim: U

A case of the character ClGSCI'lbBd'COHIPIlS ing a housing including an annular Wall and a transparent to p carried by said Wall and fixed thereto, .said'wall being formed with a single -opening, "a turntable independent of saidftopand being-retatably mounted in said slots to limit sliding of the trays.

housing, trays slidablycarried by said turntable and ofra Width to be individually drawn outwardly through the opening in said Wall, said trays being disposed radially of the turntable and provided with tongue 7 extensions attheir inner ends, the turntable having slots formed radlally therein beneath saidtrays, and pins carried by the tongueZ extensions Of said trays and received in said In testimonywhereof I allix my signature.

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